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edogawa rando
Mar 20, 2007

Patware posted:

was that... it???

Not yet. And considering how long this series has gone on for, when it does end, it'll probably be a bigger deal. The person who did this translation, for whatever reason, obscured the text that the publisher adds, all of which indicates that it's got a bit more to go before it finishes.

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The Holy Queef
Jul 13, 2003
No, it is not gross, in fact, it's funny, yeah, think of it that way.
the dick joke is in the bed

Nilbop
Jun 5, 2004

Looks like someone forgot his hardhat...
I could honestly rant and rave about the things I hate about that chapter. The art. The dog. The depiction of women in it. Ippo himself. The non-resolution of at least 2 different threads. The utter lack of character growth. Jesus, it's a perfect storm of terrible and my least favourite parts of this manga.

If this is it, it leaves me feeling happy, because I sure as hell don't want more of this.

Fantastic Flyer
Aug 9, 2017
The prologue is over and now we're getting a timeskip to Ippo's son's career.

SwissArmyDruid
Feb 14, 2014

by sebmojo
I mean, you say that, but one of the best things that doing that with Naruto achieved is going from an incredibly sparse weekly to a much more dense and satisfying monthly series. It's much better for the change, and it shows.

frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014


busysignal posted:

Mashiba is still great at being a dick.

my fav panel that chapter

CharlestonJew
Jul 7, 2011

Illegal Hen
Ippo's next adventure better be getting laid

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe

CharlestonJew posted:

Ippo's next adventure better be getting laid

"What does it mean to be... erect?"

Fabricated
Apr 9, 2007

Living the Dream
Big Mara Ippo is dead from brain damage.

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe
It turns out, he's ok! His dick is so big, his brain doesn't get much oxygen anyway, so minimal damage can occur!

Next part of this series will be Ippo trying to make it in porn vs Mr. Narcus, Jon Homes, Flexington Iron and all the dick legends from porn

CharlestonJew
Jul 7, 2011

Illegal Hen

ElGroucho posted:

It turns out, he's ok! His dick is so big, his brain doesn't get much oxygen anyway, so minimal damage can occur!

Next part of this series will be Ippo trying to make it in porn vs Mr. Narcus, Jon Homes, Flexington Iron and all the dick legends from porn

He's going to show them all.... The Ultimate Dempsey Roll

gimme the GOD DAMN candy
Jul 1, 2007
we've all seen meatspin already.

Billzasilver
Nov 8, 2016

I lift my drink and sing a song

for who knows if life is short or long?


Man's life is like the morning dew

past days many, future days few

Hahaha it feels like ippo has matured by six months tops since chapter 1

Adnor
Jan 11, 2013

Justice for Daisy

Remember when they introduced Keromichi and the author used the character to make Ippo appear like someone who knows the basics of boxing, explaining them to Keromichi?

Ippo was supposed to have become a boxing otaku having dozens of books about it, but after Keromichi went away he was the one asking the most basic questions again.

DamnGlitch
Sep 2, 2004

It was all foreshadowing Ippos pothole filled grey matter

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k
Makunouchi "Aaron Hernandez" Ippo

Shindragon
Jun 6, 2011

by Athanatos
Man you are hosed up. Sides Ippo is too much of a wuss to try to be a murder. :v:

Shindragon fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Jan 13, 2018

BHB
Aug 28, 2011
*Ippo, crutching his way into his new assisted living home*

"I've taken my first step forward!!"

NiknudStunod
May 2, 2009
What a lovely ending. To be honest I have felt that this manga has been phoning it in for the last several years and character development stopped over a decade ago. This is what happens when you write the same story for over 20 years.

That Works
Jul 22, 2006

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy


Is that for sure the end?

tbp
Mar 1, 2008

DU WIRST NIEMALS ALLEINE MARSCHIEREN
whats supremely irritating about it all is that this DIDNT NEED TO GO THIS WAY. there was no reason to give us the fakeout with miyata literally hundreds of chapters and years and years ago. they couldve fought, miyata could have moved up in weight class, the story could continue. instead we got decades of nonsense for no reason

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe
I never got to see Miyata and Ippo make out

ChaseSP
Mar 25, 2013



This has been pretty poo poo but it's pretty clear unless the dude dies this is gonna continue after some timeskip probably with the whole mind metaphor at the end

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
i'm so glad i stopped reading mid woli fight and just checked on this thread now and then

DamnGlitch
Sep 2, 2004

Jose posted:

i'm so glad i stopped reading mid woli fight and just checked on this thread now and then

Hello, brother.

It's legit impressive how this thing has been trash for literally a decade now, if not longer.

turboraton
Aug 28, 2011

Jose posted:

i'm so glad i stopped reading mid woli fight and just checked on this thread now and then

Lmao if you think a goon's thread about something is better than something. And this is coming from a guy that watched all seasons of Heroes.

Wild Horses
Oct 31, 2012

There's really no meaning in making beetles fight.
jokes on you guys i never read the woli fight or the dearth of chapter before and after. for me, ippo is a solid 7 of a manga

TaurusOxford
Feb 10, 2009

Dad of the Year 2021

Wild Horses posted:

jokes on you guys i never read the woli fight or the dearth of chapter before and after. for me, ippo is a solid 7 of a manga

I know people love to poo poo on the Woli fight, but I still want to see that nonsense animated, just for the hilarity.

Wild Horses
Oct 31, 2012

There's really no meaning in making beetles fight.
itagaki and saeki fight was truly weird, how much more weird was woli fight?

TaurusOxford
Feb 10, 2009

Dad of the Year 2021

Wild Horses posted:

itagaki and saeki fight was truly weird, how much more weird was woli fight?



This weird.

Like, if Ippo is Street Fighter, Woli is Marvel vs Capcom.

TaurusOxford fucked around with this message at 18:14 on Jan 24, 2018

Garrand
Dec 28, 2012

Rhino, you did this to me!

So looking it up apparently in the official english translation his name is Wally. Anyway, don't forget the parts where he literally grabs the rope, one handed, in order to hang around in midair and climbs onto the corner of the ring.

I'm not super familiar with all the rules of boxing but I feel like climbing the ring isn't allowed.

Stairmaster
Jun 8, 2012

hold on shouldn't that second one count as a down

Monaghan
Dec 29, 2006

Stairmaster posted:

hold on shouldn't that second one count as a down

I don't know official boxing rules but I think he's sliding on his foot or some poo poo and since his knees and his back aren't touching the ground, it's not a down.

Frabba
May 30, 2008

Investing in chewy toy futures

Monaghan posted:

I don't know official boxing rules but I think he's sliding on his foot or some poo poo and since his knees and his back aren't touching the ground, it's not a down.

It's a more poorly drawn version of what Bryan Hawk would do.

TaurusOxford
Feb 10, 2009

Dad of the Year 2021

Frabba posted:

It's a more poorly drawn version of what Bryan Hawk would do.

There's other examples in the fight of Wally doing Bryan Hawk's swayback that are clearly shown. The difference here is that Wally is swaying back while utilizing forward momentum.

Oh, and because Wally is an OP boss character, he can also use Sendo's smash and Mashiba's flicker jabs. He wan't even taught them - they just came with his genius-level talent.

Fabricated
Apr 9, 2007

Living the Dream

That Works posted:

Is that for sure the end?

Nah, it would've been a much bigger deal. Ippo is one of the longest still running manga out there

Patware
Jan 3, 2005

Fabricated posted:

Nah, it would've been a much bigger deal. Ippo is one of the longest still running manga out there

You say that

but

Stairmaster
Jun 8, 2012

you think they'd make it more clear

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe

TaurusOxford posted:



This weird.

Like, if Ippo is Street Fighter, Woli is Marvel vs Capcom.

LMAO

I'm way behind, but I think I know where my stopping point is

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TaurusOxford
Feb 10, 2009

Dad of the Year 2021
I would still recommend you read the whole Wally fight, if only for the pure hilarity of it.

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